Hypertext Webster Gateway: "adjudication"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Adjudication \Ad*ju`di*ca"tion\, n. [L. adjudicatio: cf. F.
adjudication.]
1. The act of adjudicating; the act or process of trying and
determining judicially.
2. A deliberate determination by the judicial power; a
judicial decision or sentence. ``An adjudication in favor
of natural rights.'' --Burke.
3. (Bankruptcy practice) The decision upon the question
whether the debtor is a bankrupt. --Abbott.
4. (Scots Law) A process by which land is attached security
or in satisfaction of a debt.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
adjudication
n : the final judgment in a legal proceeding; the act of
pronouncing judgment based on the evidence presented
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